***image2***Occupation forces fired tear gas and sound bombs at demonstrators in Bilâin on Friday. During the night following the protest, soldiers raided the village and kidnapped several more residents. These actions follow Desmond Tutu and others to the village the day prior. On Friday the people of Bilâin, supported by Israeli and international activists, marched […]
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Ni’lin pushes soldiers back on the first Friday of Ramadan
On the first Friday of Ramadan, more than 150 people attended the weekly march against the Wall, reaching the new concrete barrier that protects the fences and sensors. Protestors stressed that the Palestinians are one people, and what the Israeli government is doing here is not different from what is happening all across Palestine, from […]
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Join the annual Palestinian olive harvest!
The Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign and its popular committees are coordinating collective efforts to safeguard the annual olive harvest and are calling on volunteers to stand in solidarity with Palestinian communities and join in the harvest, which will begin 15 October 2009. The harvesting of the olives is becoming more difficult every year as farmers face […]
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Jerusalem in July: Bulldozers strike Silwan and Beit Hanina
Beit Hanina was hard hit in July. Early in the month, owner Fiyaz Ibrahim Tawtinji demolished his home himself, following a long legal battle with the municipality. Another demolition happened on July 13 when border police raided the home of Alaaâ Abdelrazeq al Shawiki, forcing the family of eight, 3 of whom are children, out […]
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Irish activists pressure firm to divest from Wall construction
Activists in Ireland held a demonstration in front of CRH, formerly known as Cement Roadstone Holdings, protesting the firmâs involvement in the construction of the Apartheid Wall, checkpoints and settlements. Protestors affiliated with the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Irish Anti-War Movement, éirÃgà and the Galway based Free Palestine Campaign in front of CRHâs offices in Dublin […]
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Demonstration against the settlements in Burin
***image2***The people of Burin held another demonstration this week in protest of the ongoing theft of their land. Villagers marched this Friday to their fields, confronting soldiers who refused to allow them onto their land. Demonstrations come in response to settlers from Barcha and Yizhar who, with the protection of Occupation forces, have taken over […]
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Popular resistance conference in al-Ma’sara
From the 13 â 15 of August, university students from across the West Bank gathered in al-Ma’sara to discuss popular resistance in the West Bank. Youth heard lectures on the history and means of grassroots resistance to the Wall and discussed ways in which work against the Wall in their respective districts. Participants also marched […]
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New concrete wall in Ni’lin prompts fierce resistance
***image3***The regular march to the confiscated land in the village of Niâlin was different this week, as Occupation forces have begun building a concrete wall in front of the fences and military road. The march started after the farmers finished praying in an area near the stolen lands. More than 150 people protested on Friday, […]
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Another arrested in Bil’in as demonstrations continue
Residents of Bilâin and foreign activists held their weekly protest against the Wall this Friday, showered as always with tear gas and sounds bombs. The day prior, another member of the popular committee was arrested by Occupation forces, making him the 28th kidnapped from the village. At 2:00 AM on Thursday morning, a group of […]